Guidelines for Vapor Cloud Explosion, Pressure Vessel Burst, BLEVE, and Flash Fire Hazards, 2nd Edition
$396.04
- Hardcover
456 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2010
Summary
This guide provides an overview of methods for estimating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and boiling-liquid-expanding-vapor explosions (BLEVEs) for practicing engineers. It has been updated to include advanced modeling technology, especially with respect to vapor cloud modeling and the use of computational fluid dynamics. The text also reviews past experimental and theoretical research and methods to estimate consequences. Heavily illustrated with photos, charts, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780470251478 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0470251476 |
| Author: | CCPS |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | Wiley-AIChE |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 456 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 726g |
| Dimensions: | 239mm x 158mm x 33mm |
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“Heavily illustrated with photos, charts, tables, and diagrams, this manual is an essential tool for safety, insurance, regulatory, and engineering students and professionals.” (Forbes.com, 27 October 2010)
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CCPS
Since 1985, the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) has been the world leader in developing and disseminating information on process safety management and technology. CCPS, an industry technology alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), has published over 80 books in its process safety guidelines and process safety concepts series, and over 100 training modules through its Safety in Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) series.
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